What Windows needs, Mac has

And it’s called Software Update…

Well, I have a word for these contemptuous techies: Save your energy for solving the problem instead of blaming its victims. Mainstream users shouldn’t have to be IT experts to operate their computers.

es, consumers need Microsoft to build into Windows an effective, free, constantly updated security service requiring little or no user intervention. This service would fend off all kinds of threats and invasions of privacy, including viruses and spyware, without getting all tangled up in academic distinctions. [ Personal Technology from The Wall Street Journal.]